Fish lure



June 12,1945. v VAN BUREN 2,378,370

v FISH LURE Filed April 13, 1944 l Wdefvan Buren 23MWIM/ww, M7 f@MM/MM35 spinner.

Patented June 12, `1,945 l s OFFICE y This invention yrelatesVtoimprovements Vinulfflsh An object-of the invention is the;provision"ofl generallydesignates a'body which may be formed alure 'formed of-woodor plastic in such al'm'anf ner that -it will travel throughthewaterfin:an upright -'manner with' a spinner soY arranged' in ganopeningin thebody ofthe lure vthat. it .will give to the' lure a natural swimmingmotion :when passingthrough the water.- Y .L L 1:! .f

' Another object of the invention is-theprovision of ash lure having an,elon'gated'bodyl with the upper portion of the body beingn wider thanthe lowerv portion with the sidev wallstapering gradually from .the wide.upper portionlto the bottom edge, saidlbody beingprovided witha centralf opening in which is located .a spinner formed of one piecefof metaland mounted on a rod extending vertically of the body, 'and a spoonextending downwardly and outwardly fromthe forward end and provided'with an extension adapted to be securedto the lower edge ofthe body.

A furthery object of the inventionis thet'provi# sion of. a lure havingaspinner'mounted on an axlel and formed of a single .piece of metal and 4adapted .to be revolved, Within a substantially cenftrally locatedopening in the body, said spinner having .acentral slot, and a slotlocated adjacent each end ,of vthe first mentioned slotto provide stripsofmetal which form bearings for ,the

Thisinvennon will be bestlunderstcodffro a yconsideration of thefollowing detailedidescription, in view ofthe accompanyingdrawingforming a part of the Specification;nevertheless,,it is to.be'understood that the invention isgnot conlined to the disclosure,*beingr susceptibleofsuch changes and modifications as dene no materialdeparture fromr the salient features of the invention as expressed inthe appended claims. f

In the drawing: 1

`Fig.-1'is a longitudinal side view of a iish lure constructed accordingto` theV principles of my invention; 1 y l Fig.=2'is a bottomplan viewof` the-.same with ahook removed. ,f ,Y n

Fig.l 3 is a Vfragmentary enlarged view of the loody showingtheconstruction of the spinner. Fig. 4 is a .vertical section taken alongtheline 4`4 of'Fi'g. 1, with thespinner removed.-

` Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectiongtakenalongtlre` line5-5oflig.1.4 f yFig. 6 is a' vertical section taken alongtheline 6 6 of-Fig. 1:1. 1 y gfr.' Referring .morel particularly to Ithe `drawing, ,I IJ

ofany suitable material, such as, wood or plastic, andwhich simulates ash.

Asv shown 'moreparticularly in Fig. 4, thegupper-portion II isyrelatively wide. as compared with the lower portion I2. .It will be seenthat theside walls of the' body are tapered inwardly from the top II tothe bottom I2. The body has a greater length than width as shownin Fig..1 and the body tapers from an intermediate portion toward its oppositeends I3` and I4. v I

The gradually reducedpo-rtion I5 of the body isy provided with a`circular opening I6 which opens throughvthe'side walls ofthe body. Arod I1 is mounted, in a vertical manner in the Ioodyl so that aportion'of this rod-as shown at I8 spans'the opening II.V This rod `isat lits upper, 4

end and the lower end embedded in the material of saidS body.

A spinner generallydesignated` by the numeral 25 is rotatably mounted onthe portion I8 of the rod I'I as shown more particularly inthe enlargedview in Fig. 3. vThis spinner is madefrom ajpiecejof flat metal, and iscut substantially roundfto t within the opening I6 ofl the body I0,although Athediarneter of the spinner .is less than the diameter of theopening to permit the irisertlonofv washers26 and 2l, which arelocatedbetween the wall of the circular .opening and vdiarnetricallydisposed parts lof the `spinner y 25,.V The spinner is' provided withslotsZB and 29 d ametrically disposed, and a depression Sil to f receivethe rod or axle Il. The slots 28 and 29 Vide partial bearings for thespinner.

form a pair of narrow strips 3I- and 32 to pro- 'Ihe depression `r3l)cooperates with the strips 3| and 32 to complete the bearingsfor saidspinner. vThe rod II is inserted between the pairs of strips 3I and; 32and the depression. It will be noted that one portion 34 of a wing 35 ofthe spinneris reduced and turned `outwardly in one direction from theface of the spinner, While the diametrically disposed portion 36l isbent in the opposite direction., A

`The spinner mounted between thewashers 26 and 21 is free to rotate ontheA rod I1 when the f lure is drawn through the water.

- A spoon or activatingsmember All is cup-shaped and is provided with-anextension 4I extending inwardly from the inner end of the spoon and issecured Aby means of screws 42to the bottom forward edge 0f the bodyIIJ. The extension is widened as shown at 43 and anv opening Mis formedin the wide portion of the extension; f Said extension is curved toconform to 'the'botto'm edge gether.

of the body Iii. The spoon and the spinner 25, together with the shapeof the body, will cause the lure to travel through the water in a mannercorresponding substantially to the swimming motion of a minnow.

A line is adapted to be connected to an eye I9 at the forward end of thebody. A hook, generally designated by the numeral has its inner end 45areceived by an eye 20 on the rear end of the body, and this hook isadapted to travel horizontally when the lureis drawn through the water.The eye 20 as shown in Fig. 2 is formed at one end of a hook which hasits legs 2| and 22 crossed and formed of spring metal with fingers 23 atthe ends to grip the walls of the pocket formed in the body IU. Thehooks are inserted in position by pressing the legs 2| and 22 tofrom theopening 44 in the etension 4I of the spoon 4U and inwardly of the bodyso that the inner end 41 of the pocket willbe below Ithe lnner end ofthe eye I9 which is identical inV construction with the eye 2'0- and isinserted in position in a similar manner: so that the fingers' 23 willengage the walls' of the pocket 24A and lock the hook againstdisplacement.

A metallic strip 48 has its endsA countersunk in the bottom of the body,and these ends are secured in place by the screws 42. The intermedi-Aate portion 49 of the strip isv bent to receive' an eye 50 on the innerend of a hook4 51 which swings downwardly from the body I0.

In assembling the lure, it is not necessary to employ a template sincethe openings in the extension 4Ir of the spoon 4U, when the spoon isplaced in the position shown in Fig. 1, will guide the manufacturer inplacing the screws 42.r in position. Furthermore, the outer end of thepocket will aid in positioning the spoon, since the outer end of thepocket will be alined with the opening 44 in the extension- 4 I.

The eyes I9 and 20 are especially constructed as shown in Fig. 5. Theyare formed of a single strip of spring wire bent intermediate the endsto provide an eye and legs 2l and 22 crossing each other with outturnedends. The free ends of the legs are pressed towards each other when theeyes I9 and 20 are inserted through the pas-r sages 2 la in the oppositeends of the body. When the legs are pressed toward each other the fin--`gers 23 will be alined and the passages 21a have sufficient diameterstol permit the inserting of the fingers. When the links on hooks I3 and2|) are forced sufciently inwardly the fingers 23 ywill snap into placein the pockets 24. Since these pockets are cut inwardly from the wall ofthe cir-` cular opening I'l the fingers 23 will be out of the way of theperiphery of the spinner. The opposite ends of the passages 2Ia are aredto facilitate the insertion of the links t9 and 2U.

The bodyr itself is particularly snaped so that said body will ride inan upright position through the water. The upper end of the bodyisrelatively wide when compared with the lower edge I2 and the side wallstaper from the top at the upper edge of the opening I6 tothe bottomedge. It will also be noted' that the body is also tapered from thecentral open-ing toward its opposite ends, not only along the top andbottom edges, but at the side walls.

In order to' further simulate a `fish, artificial eyes are embedded inthe front portion of the body.

The extension 4I of theactivating member 40 has nturned flanges 56 whichare set in recesses' A pocket 4B shown in Fig; 1 extends 51 formed inthe side walls of the body I0 adjacent the forward section of the lowerportion I2. The recesses form shoulders 58 against which the inner endsof the flanges 56 abut. When the activating member is applied to thebody, the shoulders when engaged by the inner ends of the flanges willso position the extension that the screws 42 will aline directly withthreaded openings in the body and may be screwed in place. By thisconstruction, it will not be necessary to employatemplate to dene theposition of the activating member when it is secured to the body.

I claim:

1. A fish lure, comprising a body member provided with longitudinallyalined passages and a transverse circular passage, intermediate the endsof said body, an axle located in thev transverse passage anddiametrically traversing said passage, a spinner rotatably mounted onthat portion ofthe axle which traverses the circular passage, a linkremovably mounted vin each longitudinal passage, a fish hook connectedwith one link at onev end? of the body, said body having a verticallydisposed pocket leading inwardly from the lower edge of the body, meansin said pocket for suspending a fish hook below the body and a spoon`projecting downwardly from the other end of the body at an angle to thehorizontal, said body being broader at the top than at the bottomxedgeand gradually tapering transversely from the top adjacent the upper edgeof thev circular passage to the bottom edge.

2^. A sh lure, comprising a body broader at the top thanat the bottomedge and provided with a substantially circular passage opening throughthe opposite sides of said body, said body tapering transversely fromthe upper edge of the passage to the .bottom edge of said body, saidbody also tapering from intermediate points, to the opposite endsrthereof,za spinner; mounted in a vertical plane in thecircular passage,a fish hook connected to one end of the body and a, hook suspended fromthe lower edge of thev body andy adjacent 4the other end of said body.

3. A fish lure, comprising a body broader at the top than at the bottomedge and provided with av substantially circular passage opening throughthe opposite sides of said body, said body tapering transversely fromthe upper edge` of the passage to the bottom edge of said body, saidbody also tapering from intermediate points to they opposite endsthereof, a rod mounted.' vertically in the body and extendingdiametrically of the circular passage, a spinner rotatably mounted onthe rod and withinthe passage, a.,

removable link Aat one end of the body, aV fish hook movably connectedto the link, a sh hook supporting meansbetween the passage andtheother'end of said. body, a fish hook movably sus pendedfromthesupporting means. below the lower edge of the body, and a spoonprojecting forwardly -and downwardly fromv an Aend of the body adjacentthe last-mentioned; sh hook.

4. A fish lure, comprising a body broader at the topf than at the bottomedge and provided with a substantially circular passage opening throughthe opposite sides of said body said body tapering transversely from theupper edge of the passageto' the bottom edge of said body, said bodyalso tapering from intermediate points to the opposite ends thereof, arod mounted vertically in the body and within. said passage, a spinnerrotatably mounted on the rod and within the passage, a fish hook havingconnections with one end of the body, a spoon projecting outthev rod,having an inward extension secured to the bottom edge of the body, andprovided with an opening, said body having a pocket extending inwardlyfrom the opening in the extension, land a metal strip secured to thebottom edge of the body and located between the extension and said edge,the intermediate portion of strip being ibent inwardly into said pocketand receiving an eye on a sh hook. y l

5. A sh lure having an elongated narrow body, said vbodybeing providedwith a transverse passage, a spinner rotatably mounted in the passage,the opposite ends of Ithe body having horizontal passages extending fromthe outer ends of said body to the transverse passage and openingthereinto, the opposite ends .of the horizontal passages being flared, aU-shaped link having the legs.

thereof crossed and formed of spring material, a lateral finger at theend'of each leg, each horit zontal passage removably receiving a link, ash- VIOLET VAN BUREN.

